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Author : Douglas Stuart
Publisher : Picador
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,58 MB
Release : 2022
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781529068764

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Selected as one of The Oprah Daily's Best Books of 2022From Booker-prizewinner Douglas Stuart an extraordinary, page-turning second novel, a vivid portrayal of working-class life and a highly suspenseful story of the dangerous first love of two young men: Mungo and James.Born under different stars, Protestant Mungo and Catholic James live in the hyper-masculine and violently sectarian world of Glasgow's housing estates. They should be sworn enemies if they're to be seen as men at all, and yet they become best friends as they find a sanctuary in the pigeon dovecote that James has built for his prize racing birds. As they find themselves falling in love, they dream of escaping the grey city, and Mungo works especially hard to hide his true self from all those around him, especially from his elder brother Hamish, a local gang leader with a brutal reputation to uphold.But the threat of discovery is constant and the punishment unspeakable. When Mungo's mother sends him on a fishing trip to a loch in Western Scotland with two strange men whose drunken banter belies murky pasts, he will need to summon all his inner strength and courage to get back to a place of safety, a place where he and James might still have a future.Imbuing the everyday world of its characters with rich lyricism and giving full voice to people rarely acknowledged in literary fiction, Douglas Stuart's Young Mungo is a gripping and revealing story about the bounds of masculinity, the push and pull of family, the violence faced by so many queer people, and the dangers of loving someone too much.SHORTLISTED FOR THE ABIA INTERNATIONAL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023PRAISE FOR YOUNG MUNGO'I wasn't sure Young Mungo could live up to Shuggie Bain, but it surpasses it. Deeply harrowing but gently infused with hope & love. And so exquisitely written. It's a joy to watch, in real time, as Douglas Stuart takes his place as one of the greats of Scottish literature.' Nicola Sturgeon'Few novels are as gutsy and gut-wrenching as Young Mungo in its depiction of a teenage boy who finds love amid family dysfunction, community conflict and the truly terrible predations of adults. Vividly realised and emotionally intense, this scorching novel is an urgent addition to the new canon of unsung stories.' Bernardine Evaristo'I can honestly say that the second novel from the author of Shuggie Bain... surpassed my (high) expectations. Stuart makes you care deeply about all of his characters but none more than Mungo, Mo-Maw's beloved, "the softest, sweetest boy she had ever known".' - Bookseller, 'Fiction Book of the Month''Prepare your hearts, for Douglas Stuart is back... Another beautiful and moving book' -Observer'Again this author creates characters so vivid, dilemmas so heart-rending, and dialogue so brilliant that the whole thing sucks you in like a vacuum cleaner... Romantic, terrifying, brutal, tender, and, in the end, sneakily hopeful. What a writer.' - Kirkus Reviews'There are wonderful stories in publishing, but the story of Douglas Stuart is pure magic... With Young Mungo... more magic is all but guaranteed... The book is a literary wonder and a suspenseful page-turner.' - Publishers' Weekly

Author : Doug Stewart
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 23,27 MB
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780578753874

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This book is a continuation of praise and information on the classic side by side. In part two you will learn information about side by sides that is evasive in today's modern world. In part two, Doug gets more in-depth about Damascas barrels and hammer guns. The world of English best is brought to life and the American best are honored in detail. Instinctive wing shooting is revisited step-by-step and presented in a fashion that will change the world of upland gunning. Learn how to pattern your shotgun, and use the right chokes and cartridges. Many more topics are discussed with Doug's great passion for side by sides that he is known for. After reading part one and part two, you will have more knowledge of side by sides and how to properly buy and shoot one. This book is a gold mine in the lost treasure of the side by side world. You will see why the traditional side by side is still king of the upland bird guns.

Author : Douglas Stuart
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 44,82 MB
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1529019303

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WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE WINNER OF 'BOOK OF THE YEAR' AND 'DEBUT OF THE YEAR' AT THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER 'An amazingly intimate, compassionate, gripping portrait of addiction, courage and love.' – The judges of the Booker Prize 'Douglas Stuart has written a first novel of rare and lasting beauty.' – The Observer 'Shuggie Bain means so much to me. It is such a powerfully written story . . . I love a heartbreak book but there is so much love within this one, particularly between Shuggie and his mother Agnes.' – Dua Lipa It is 1981. Glasgow is dying and good families must grift to survive. Agnes Bain has always expected more from life, dreaming of greater things. But Agnes is abandoned by her philandering husband, and as she descends deeper into drink, her children try their best to save her, yet one by one they must abandon her to save themselves. It is her son Shuggie who holds out hope the longest. Shuggie is different, he is clearly no’ right. But Shuggie believes that if he tries his hardest, he can be normal like the other boys and help his mother escape this hopeless place. Shuggie Bain lays bare the ruthlessness of poverty, the limits of love, and the hollowness of pride. For readers of A Little Life and Angela's Ashes, it is a heartbreaking novel by a brilliant writer with a powerful and important story to tell. 'A heartbreaking novel' – The Times 'Tender and unsentimental . . . The Billy Elliot-ish character of Shuggie . . . leaps off the page.' – Daily Mail

Author : Douglas Stewart
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,11 MB
Release : 2024-02-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN :

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Fake Wine. Reputations trashed. A kinky death. Around the USA, and in London and Paris, the wine trade is in turmoil. The finest French wines are suddenly undrinkable. A question-mark hangs over every expensive bottle. As the international media have a field-day, it's a disaster for restaurants. A celebrated London wine importer faces ruin. The owner asks his old friend Bart Fraser, a Master of Wine, to investigate the scandal. Bart is recovering from a personal tragedy. Even so, to save his friend's wine business, he agrees to help. A charismatic tabloid journalist befriends Bart. But is she reliable? As the crisis worsens, Bart links violent deaths to whoever is behind the wine war. They are powerful, cunning and resourceful and will stop at nothing. The trail takes Bart to France and the USA where something even more sinister is happening. In a race against time, he must expose the gang before their next major attack on the besieged wine trade. Too late, he realises that the price of success may be higher than he had ever imagined. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "People just love your book ... you are getting an unusually high percentage of high rankings." M J Rose - New York Times Best-Selling Author ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Douglas Stewart on top form." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Cellars' Market: Gripping. Fast paced and absorbing read with lots of twists and turns. Loved it." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Engenders the same get-to-the-end compulsion as does a Harlan Coben crime suspense." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "A really interesting story." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I thoroughly enjoyed this book."

Author : Douglas Stewart
Publisher : MP Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,50 MB
Release : 2015-06
Category : Detective and mystery stories
ISBN : 9781849823388

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Free-wheeling London detective Todd "Ratso" Holtom is on the front-line against a ruthless international gang that imports drugs into the UK and Europe. His nephew has died from drug abuse and Ratso is obsessed with bringing down the king-pin who seems immune from arrest. The trail leads to the USA and the Bahamas where he is helped by Kirsty-Ann Webber, a svelte Florida detective. Mayfair club-land and the Mediterranean feature as Operation Clam races to a climax in a series of dramatic confrontations. Inspired by the facts of true crime and set against the background of the war in Afghanistan from where the drugs are coming, Ratso enters a political minefield involving Scotland Yard and the Ministry of Defence in London and the Pentagon and State Department in Washington D.C.